An interview with tenor Julian Prégardien, who has distinguished himself in Early Music and lieder with his clear tone and detailed attention to text. The German singer is the son of Christoph Prégardien, another exceptional artist who specializes in similar repertoire. Julian Prégardien is featured on two recordings released this summer: Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin with pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout and Monteverdi’s Orfeo with the stylish French ensemble Les Épopées.
Julian and Christoph Prégardien sing a favorite Schubert song with pianist Michael Gees.
Playlist
All selections feature tenor Julian Prégardien.
Maurice Greene: “Orpheus with his lute” Robert Johnson: “Orpheus I am” Henry Purcell: “Charon the peaceful shade invites” from Dioclesian
Teatro del Mondo
Andreas Küppers, direction
Claudio Monteverdi: “Rosa del ciel” from L’Orfeo
Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano
Les Épopées
Stéphane Fuget, conductor
Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957
III. Frühlingssehnsucht
VI. In der Ferne
Martin Helmchen, piano
Schubert: Wandrers Nachtlied II, D. 768 Schubert: Nacht und Träume, D. 827
Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Michael Gees, piano
Schubert: Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt, D. 478a Schubert: Der Wanderer, D. 489
Philippe Pierlot, baryton
Xavier Diaz-Latorre, guitar
Schubert arr. Hans Zender: Winterreise, D. 911
VI. Wasserflut
German Radio Philharmonic
Robert Reimer, conductor
